August 2, 2010

My sister came home from school and traveling for the first time in 11 months this summer and had the idea for us to make this short film. It's mostly her thing, so I won't take too much credit, other than drinking Nesquik and smiling and picking out the socks. It's not fashion-related (the outfits are really supposed to be more those of someone who likes fun clothes, not fashion) but I thought I'd post it anyway because we're really proud of it. I mean, just see what critics have to say:

"I think it's very good!"-Our mom

"You dyed your hair without our permission?!" -Our dad

We were aiming to enter it in a Vimeo contest, not because we really thought we'd win but because we needed a deadline and it would've been cool for it to be judged by the folks there. There was a last-minute technical mishap and we missed the entry deadline, but then we decided it's more fun this way and that artists shouldn't compete with each other. (Uh, I retract that statement now. We were making ourselves feel better. Sometimes contests can be good things.)

For a while now I've been in a kind of rut where I second-guess my outfits and are more conscious about the people around me whenever I go anywhere, so it was great to just do something like this and remember that it can be fun to embrace stares. And fun to wear Comme des Garcons toe shoes. And have red hair. Oh, I didn't tell you guys about my red hair! Sheba did it a couple weeks ago. This is it at its best, methinks. Enjoy!

This is so artistically brilliant! Your sister is a genius for thinking up something so simple, yet affective.The poor girl, her mum never having time for her. And her writing her findings on he wall. It really is genius.Well done :)

well, i think its goddamn awesome! artistic ability seems to run in the family. Kudos! to the director, the producer, the editor, the camerawoman, the costume department, the visual effects people and of course the actress ^___^seriously, i couldn't stop grinning. the magic of childhood in 9 minutes. this is one to make rainy days less bleak. thanks to both of you!and your hair looks epic.

I love short art videos like this.I personally took it as a reprocentative of growing older, you feel that you just want to have fun and go crazy but then an older person cuts you down telling you to grown up (I thought this from your spoons being ripped off after the joy of them all being put up) then at the end you popping your own balloons is like your kind of doing as society wants you to and thus killing youth and so called 'growing up'You should make more videos! :D

love the video by the way.This reminds me of the time that my friends and I ran around town taping pieces of binder paper to things. We had drawn and written on them, most of them were nonsense. Then as we were walking back to her house we saw this lady staring at one taped to a fence. She looked like she was going to rip it off. She reached out her hand as if to grab it, but then she didn't. I like to think it meant something.

that was seriously a breath of fresh air!!! i was sad because every time i checked ur blog:1. You hadn't posted anything new.2. it was very short and had no pictures of ur cloths and u ect. (which i always look to for insperation.....) this was a wonderful short film! i loved it, and i seriously need to do something like that sometime, because i'm 14 and slowly i feel my childhood slipping away, but no way is it getting away from me that easily! thanks so much Tavi, (and Tavi's sister!!!) you've done it again! you've inspired me, and you've chosen to still be yourself even with everyone around you wearing masks! i can't thank you enough!!! keep the posts coming!!!!!

-mary

p.s i love love love love your hair!!! ahh it's beyond words! i've been thinking of growing my hair out (it's in a pixie right now) and man do i want to die it that color now!!! ahhh) okay peace!

Hey hi TaviI'm so curious about you saying that you feel more self-conscious about your outfits now. Is it because people recognise you from the blog and have an expectation that you will always be wearing something mind-blowing, or is it to do with the clothes themselves maybe not speaking to how you want to express yourself right now?

Wow. You guys did a really nice job on this, definitely enter it into the comp! Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great. Glad you had fun making it, I know how you feel about starting to second guess yourself, that's what I've begun to do lately too, I don't now why though :/

Or, if you choose to be a quiet genius, you will send a glow out among your intimates.

Whatever you chose, I'll be glad there's a Tavi out there. (Well, as long as you don't do anything, you know, bad.)

I love Chalk. I predict it'll grow to have quite a following. Your sister is very talented. (I hope she's able to hang on to the ideals she brought along home from her travels.) One note: on Spoon morning, you have ruffled socks, but through Spoon day, they are different. Sorry to mention it.

Also - you frequently make me remember myself. I don't know if you'll understand that, but it's true.

Finally, It took until the viewing of the film for your dad to know that you'd dyed your hair red? Or did he just assume you'd had your mom's permission? Or (I don't know much about these things) was it a rinse out dye?

baking croissantes, drinking my stolen coffe, and watching a movie beeing made at rue arcole in paris. And im thinking to my self, what a wonderful world. Ur making a good morning news entertainment, during my lonely working hours. Fashionreport from paris, the only at least funnier than paris looks, two japanees harajuku tourist steped in to buy One scoop of banoffe and another one of strawberrycheescake. Quess where im working. Best bisous from paris\katja

I know!! it is less coppola than it reminds me of WES ANDERSON's movies!!! anyway you are both of you very talented!Tavi you've got something of a young Scarlett johansonn with your redhair!BRAVO BRAVOC.

It's all there. The emerging ravishing beauty, the through-the-camera charisma, the knowing on-film charm that makes you unbearably talented.

I was certain you would become either a major fashion designer or artist, which is still probable. But after seeing you in this amazingly adorable short, I am beginning to wonder if acting isn't also going to feature even more in your future as well.

Hey everyone, it's really nice to hear such good feed back. Tavi and I have a lot of fun making it and it meant a lot to both of us, so it's really nice that you all can enjoy it like we do and take something away from it.

For those of you who want "Past My Bedtime" I am trying to get my friend to post it and then I will link it in my blog. It's a great song, isn't it.

"There was a last-minute technical mishap and we missed the entry deadline, but then we decided it's more fun this way and that artists shouldn't compete with each other."

It makes me sad that you said this. Because you are judging the ASVOFF fashion film contest for which I worked really hard on an entry. Sometimes competing with each other is necessary if you want your work seen.

Tavi, please don't fret too much, and remember that no matter what people say about your clothes, your hair, anything at all- as long as you're having fun, that's all that matters in the end- period. And isn't that what fashion is all about anyways, having fun?-Cat

Tavi enchants the video to me, and also master the fashion like your, you do not know the luck that you must to have garden. And to be able hacerte those great photos. Good that this all very chulo.^^ www.thegirlwhomakesfashion.blogspot.com/

What I love about this video besides how you show what objects and color mean in your lives(I'm a material culture scholar) is two people (you and your sister) encouraging each other's artistry and helping each other to execute ideas. So many times, I say to someone, "Let's do this!" And the response is a list of why "this" wouldn't work. Other times, I meet creative people, and I say, "Let's do this!" And they tell me how "this" is possible and help me to execute it. And this video reminds me to always keep searching for the people who collaborate with me in the execution of dreams.

what a great video!I was watching this vid with my music playing and you should listen to it to this track because I thought it fit really well---so funny, I thought it was the video music atfirst then I realized it was my own! the track is called before tigers (gold panda rmx) and its by Health. You have to loop the track twice but I swear its good good good

You look great with red hair! And I can't begin to tell you how many levels of awesome this video has *-*About embracing stares, I think it's good, you should be less conscious about people around you and just wear what makes you feel pretty and comfortable, no matter how much people stare at you.

Ahh you are starting to take notice about what people think? Tavi, this is the curse of growing up. Don't fall prey to it! Remember the whole reason why you have so many readers is because of YOU. the way YOU dress. Not the way the girls of seventeen do. Nicole

Um, I never really comment and I'm afraid my comment will kind of.. fade away in the... 198 other comments o_oI just wanted to say, I really love the video, and your hair! I have red hair too, we're hair buddies lol! :D I need to redye it though cause it faded A LOT and i dyed it pink too, but the pink was less permanent, so it's mostly the red showing. It's kind of orangy with blonde, red and pink streaks now.Oh and you've made me realize.. I'm not all that fashiony but I just like fun clothes!! That's such a perfect way to describe it. I used to think I like fashion but I don't. Your blog, and hipster musings, are the only fashion blogs I read now.. other fashion blogs just seem so shallow.Anddd I love Norwegian! (random much? :D) I'm learning Swedish but I really had my doubts if I should learn Norwegian or Swedish though but I figured I don't really know any Norwegian people or whatever so what's the point, heh. Norwegian and Swedish are both sooo easy.. I speak Dutch, English and German too and it all relates ^^I hope you read this :3 bye~

A very special and dreamy film with a very pretty girl... ;DYour red hair is really beautiful, you know!!If I ever cut my hair i want that color, but I could not look as cute as you do anyway... :DBest of luck with the new school in some weeks too.